Cigarette rolling device



Feb. 20, 1951 Y e. M. BINER CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE Filed March 15,1945 INVENTOR. George M Bi new Patented F eb. 20, 1951 CIGARETTE ROLLINGDEVICE George M. Biner, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor of one-half toRaymond M. Bailey, Whittier, Calif.

Application March 13, 1945, Serial No. 582,538

3 Claims. (01. 131-51) This invention relates to cigarette makingdevices and has for its primary object to provide a simple, inexpensiveand easily operable device for the making of cigarettes in the home andwithout prior experience.

Another object of the invention is to provide means facilitating therolling of cigarettes in a sure and competent manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel method for rollinga cigarette without previous experience.

My invention also has for it objects to provide such means that arepositive in operation, convenient in use, economical to manufacture,relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novelcombinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear inthe course of the following description. However, the drawings merelyshow and the following description merely describes one embodiment ofthe present invention, which is given by way of illustration or exampleonly.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts inthe several views.

- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a cigarette making device incorporating theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view as taken onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1', and shown in initial operating condition.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view, showing an intermediate stage ofthe cigarette rolling operation.

- Fig. 5 is a similar view, showing the final stage of the operation.

In that form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing, thecigarette rollin device comprises, essentially, a plate member IDserving as a support and affording means alon which a cigarette may berolled, and a flexible, pliable or substantially pliable band or web II.

As herein contemplated, the plate member may comprise a platform 15,preferably provided with arolled edge bead l6 at-one end thereof and arolled edge bead I! on each lateral edge thereof. In addition toaffording a smooth finish to these edges, the platform I5 isstrengthened, thereby enabling forming the plate member ill ofrelatively thin and light material, such as aluminum and the like.

The end of the plate member opposite the edge 16 may be upwardly foldedto provide a wall It! substantially normal to the platform l5 and then 2doubled back to provide a wall I9 extending be low the platform l5 toprovide both a support leg for one end of the platform and a surfaceupon which one end 20 of the web H may be afiixed. The other end 2! ofsaid web may be trained about the edge l6, doubled back under the platform l5 and secured thereto. Various means may be employed for securinthe web ends 20 and 2 l',

"and such means may comprise adhesive, adhesive means, or rivets, tacksor the like.

The web ll may be made of a suitable material capable of being sharplyrolled without deleterious effect. Such a material may be some of thevellum types of paper, skived leather, fabric, cellulose sheet, etc. Thewidth of the web may approximate the length of a cigarette and said webmay have a length between its fixed ends somewhat longer than the lengthof the platform I5, such excess length or slack of the web affording abight or loop therein 22 for a small cylindrical body, as laterapparent.

The plate member i0 is also preferably provided with lateral walls 25arranged in flanking relation to the lateral edges of the web. Each Wall25 is preferably provided with a seat 26 for resting engagement of anobject such as a pencil P, and with downwardly sloping edges 27extending from said seat 26 to the platform l5 said edges actin as partof the means for guidin the movement of the object whereby the tobaccois rolled into a cigarette.

It will be noted that the plate member I0 is integrally formed, all ofthe various folds and Wa11s being folded from a single sheet in a mannerto provide the light, rigid structure herein contemplated. Also, theplatform is supported at an angle between edge I 6 and wall I!) toprovide more clearance, with respect to a support for the device, formanipulation of object P.

In operation, a preferably round object P is inserted into the bight 22provided in the web H, and a re-entrant bight 22 formed in the web, asbest seen in Fig. 3, by placing the object P against the seats 26 of thewalls 25 and holding the same there. A pocket or trough is thus formed,being defined by the web comprisin the bight 22 and the lateral walls25. Into this pocket there is placed a suitable quantity of tobacco Twhich is spreaded uniformly therein. A cigarette paper S may then beplaced upon the portion of the web which is resting upon the platform l5with one edge thereof adjacent to the tobacco T. If desired, at thistime the other edge C of the cigarette paper may be moistened.

The object P is then moved down in continuous.

contact with the sloping edges 21, as shown in Fig. 4, the object Psliding in the web bight 22 as said object engages successive portionsof the web. This causes the bight or trough 22 to roll the tobacco Ttherein along successive portions of the web, said web unrolling fromthe bight 22 and rolling into the bight 22*. As the motion of the objectP progresses, the adjacent end of the cigarette. paper 5 is rolledaround the tobacco IQ; and the bight 22 becomes more sharply curveduntil the object leaves the edges 21 and slides along the fiat part ofthe web I I. The motion of the object continues until the entirecigarette paper is rolled around the tobacco in the bight 22 the presentdevice being made. of' ufficient length to insure, perhaps, at'least twocomplete revolutions of the rolled cigarette before dropping,

OK the end It of the device. Because of the moistened edge 0, thecigarette thus rolled will retain its form as can be understood. Ifdesired, h moistemng of th Qi arettepa er m y be) ac,- complished afterthe. cigarette completely formed, it in ra ped a i lea es tbe lskt 1 2and moistened in the usual manner,

The; device herein may be rested upon a table w en in u or ay be heldinne hand asthe other moves. the object B along the platformin cigaretterolling motion. It is apparent. that in ashort time many cigarettesmastbe 20111.86: without previous experience.

Itis to be. understood that thesides i-k be bent upwardly, if it isdesired to. tomtthe Gi flrettes more. loosely, so,- that they will draw;more easily. Moreover, if it is, desired to make cisarettesofsmallerdiameter, asmall cylindrical Object that is at least as. lon asthe web M is wide, may be inserted where. indicated by. the circle. 33;This Will reducethe effective len th. of the. web. Difierent diametersoi-obiect 33; will vary the diameter of the cigarettes,

While I have illustrated andg-deScribed-what I new regard as thepreferred embodimentzoiimy 'inyention, the construction, is, ofcoursesubiect t9, modifications withoutdepart ngifrom the spirit and,scope of my invention. L-thereiore, do.- not wish to restrict myself tothe particular term of construction illustrated and describedtbut.desire 'm-avail: myself of all: modification hat, manfa l withinthescope of th appended; claims;

Having thus, described my invention, whatl claim and desire to secureby, Letters Patent is;

A c ar e r l i der cecomprisinaa ri id Pl.fe ter iii ev m ber hav ng; an.endywianllt and lateral walls adjacent thereto, said endwall extendingbelow the platform to. compris an end support that supports theplatform. atan. upward; angle from its opposite. end, a web. aflrxedateach end thereof to opposite. ends'ofasaid platform-like member and. ofsufficient length. tapro- We l almia he rema vide slack in the web, saidslack afiording space between the web and the platform for the insertiontherebetween of an object adapted to form a bight in said web, saidslack in the web also affording a re-entrant bight adjacent to the bightformed by the object, said re-entrant bight and said lateral wallscomprising a tobacco receiving trough, and means guiding the movement ofthe @Jj'ect to cause unrolling oi -the bight of the web around theobject and simultaneously rolling into the other bight successiveportions of said web whereby said tobacco is rolled into a cigarettepaper disposed upon said successive portions of the web, said lattermeans comprising edge portionsot the. lateral walls and portions of saidplatform, and saidedge portions being sloped irom ahi gher pointadjacent the end wall to the level of the platform along an intermediatepoint in thelength of said plate member,

2. In a cigarette rolling device an integral plate me ber compr n abead. ol a one ne end ed ethe ee ..aim ar ead d al ne eac i ateral edgeand extendf g ior substantially the greater len h o he s ts member), upsand n latera walls along the remaining length of said plate member anupstandin end wall adjacent the upstanding lateral walls, and adown-reaching wall formed from theendw-all and extending beo sai atemembn n ac gare t olli ed ic n n e a p te member comprising, a bead ioldalong oneend ed e ther on a i la beadio slt a one eac i a s d e and;xtendin ier subs a ti lly-theg a er en h oi e ate n er). ta d ng a e a,7 a e th; o saidp at member, an upstanding end wall adjacent the stanin laterel'walls and: a do nrr ac ii e wa ln ermed: romtheend Wal andextend naber 19W: s i late-member, a d lat ra wa ls each av n aslon nedge terminati w ly of he res eet e lateral bead o d a ri corr s n in lyntermediate po nt, n. thelensth, o he plate.

GEQRGE B NER.

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